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RE: Mopar M20 Hitch 5th wheel pin loose and clunks
that is why I sold my curt hitch and went with B&W....nice and tight no slop.
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Learjet
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05/28/23 03:31pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: B&W Companion hitch removal
I'm sorry but that B&W comes apart to make two VERY MANAGEABLE pcs. I'm 65 and can easily lift each pc with one hand. I think people need toys for their implements.
you make me wonder when you make post like this....are you suggesting lifting that much weight is really safe? one hand...give me a break!
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Learjet
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05/28/23 07:35am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: '21 RAM Big Horn 3500 DRW CC/LB 4x4 with NEXEN Tire WOES!
38,000 miles on my Michelin LTX MS2 tires and they have been great and are wearing great!
I assume you had your front aligned to nearly ZERO toe???
No alignment changes...still set from factory.
I have seen your post about that...but I never had an issue with wear on the front tires. I do rotate the front tires only side to side every 10,000 miles. All good so far :)
VERY interesting!!! Are you the original owner?
yes, original owner bought new...less than 20 miles on it when I picked it up. Maybe, I got lucky :)
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Learjet
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05/25/23 05:19pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: '21 RAM Big Horn 3500 DRW CC/LB 4x4 with NEXEN Tire WOES!
38,000 miles on my Michelin LTX MS2 tires and they have been great and are wearing great!
I assume you had your front aligned to nearly ZERO toe???
No alignment changes...still set from factory.
I have seen your post about that...but I never had an issue with wear on the front tires. I do rotate the front tires only side to side every 10,000 miles. All good so far :)
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Learjet
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05/24/23 07:56pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: '21 RAM Big Horn 3500 DRW CC/LB 4x4 with NEXEN Tire WOES!
38,000 miles on my Michelin LTX MS2 tires and they have been great and are wearing great!
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Learjet
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05/23/23 07:03pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: '21 RAM Big Horn 3500 DRW CC/LB 4x4 with NEXEN Tire WOES!
yep, it's sad Ram installs these tires...had my nexen tires replaced at about 22,000 miles with Michelin tires.
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Learjet
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05/22/23 03:24am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Ram 6.7 no start
As a tip... I learned when camping with my friends and his Ford 6.7 power stroke batteries died...no amount of charging with a 40 amp charger or jumpstarting from my truck would turn that motor over until we disconnected the bad battery and jumped it with just the one remaining so so battery connected to my truck.
If you have one really bad battery...it may need to be disconnected to jump start truck....just my experience.
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Learjet
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05/14/23 08:17am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: 2023 Super Duty 6.7PSD HO Review
If I turned my steering wheel as much as he did I would be in the next lane as my steering is that tight.
Funny but true :)
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Learjet
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05/11/23 07:04am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: B&W Companion hitch removal
I installed an electric hoist in my garage and store the hitch on a 4 wheel dolly.
That is a great option if you have the room for that type of setup.
I did think of that too...In my case...I went with the engine hoist to lift my zero turn and also on my old trailer... to lift the portable generator to my truck bed or cargo rack on the back by myself.
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Learjet
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05/11/23 07:00am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: B&W Companion hitch removal
The Ram base is bigger and heavier than the Ford or Chevy.
I take the head off and then two person lift the base. I've done it by myself but that is asking for it...don't do that.
Now to do it by myself safely...I used a coupon and got a $100 engine hoist from Harbor freight. I still have to slide or walk it closer to the edge of the truck...then using one of these Link... I can lift the whole hitch out.
Some leave the hitch attached to the trailer and use the trailer to lift the hitch and then drive out from under the hitch while attached to trailer....then reverse the process to hook back up.
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Learjet
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05/11/23 06:51am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Ram 6.7 no start
at this point I'm smelling a troll
Who?
The dude with the dead batteries or the dozen guys telling him he has dead batteries?
Now there's nothing wrong coming on a forum asking a question when you already know the answer. :B
;)
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Learjet
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05/04/23 11:21am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Ram 6.7 no start
at this point I'm smelling a troll
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Learjet
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05/02/23 07:18pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Ram 6.7 no start
I tried to jump start a Ford one time...only one battery was shot...but it made jumpstarting impossible.
Listen to everyone...one way or the other the 7 year old batteries need to go.
IT'S NOT A FUSE :S
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Learjet
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05/01/23 08:51pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Removing AM24N tuner from DirecTV satellite receiver
I have one sitting in my closet...headed for the garbage can...sad :(
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Learjet
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04/08/23 07:53pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Propane Powered Engines Featuring a 7.3 Ford and 6.7 Cummins
"Cummins’ biggest embrace yet of a growing menu of low carbon fuels will be applied across their B Series, L Series and X Series engine lineup. Fuel choices will include diesel, natural gas, hydrogen, propane or gasoline. Once spec’d, engines will run on one fuel only.
The first engine expected to roll out in 2024 will be a 6.7-liter gasoline-ready option, which Cummins sees as a good fit for pickups and other vehicles needing “diesel-like durability and performance,” according to Cummins’ president of engine business Srikanth Padmanabhan"
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Learjet
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03/20/23 06:58pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Ram Cummins/Aisin Failures
So this is for specifically 2022 models, not "late models"? From my reading it appears to be 2022 and mostly last quarter builds. Not quite the sky is falling, and it does seem to be covered by Ram, or did I miss where people are having to pay for the failure out-of-pocket?
so now we are going to parse what "late model" means...:R
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Learjet
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03/14/23 06:38pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Ram Cummins/Aisin Failures
I guess no one read this link I posted with over a 121 late model Aisin failures reported...y'all rather take jabs at each other then talk about the K1 snap ring failures on these new trucks :)
https://www.cumminsforum.com/threads/2022-aisin-transmission-failures-information.2576640/page-21
not saying this isnt an issue.... it apoears to be one......
BUT, i saw and read what the issue is realky quick in comments.
now comes the 127 out of how many units total....
now we're into the one airplane flight down a day.... woukd you fly again? DR loses 1 in 10 patients doing surgery, another is 1-1000 for same procedure......
With my blathering here. The clip issue in trans is and woukd be more of s concern that the video with comments making it apoear to be an over idling issue, which WILL cause issues with any manufactures diesel in a light duty vehicle ie under DOT class 3/14000 gvwr.
marty
127 that we know about from one site that is tracking it...how many failures are really out there? I'm not saying the sky is falling...but it is if this happens to you :(
My 2017 Ram has been a great truck and only had one repair so far and that was a leaking front axle seal on the passenger side.
I'm at 60,000 miles with over 34,000 miles of that towing my fifth wheel.
My 2017 Aisin has been a great transmission...but something changed with a part and has caused a lot of difficult problems for people who need this truck for work or full timing.
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Learjet
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03/14/23 06:31pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Ram Cummins/Aisin Failures
I guess no one read this link I posted with over a 121 late model Aisin failures reported...y'all rather take jabs at each other then talk about the K1 snap ring failures on these new trucks :)
https://www.cumminsforum.com/threads/2022-aisin-transmission-failures-information.2576640/page-21
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Learjet
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03/14/23 01:07pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Ram Cummins/Aisin Failures
It's a problem with a bad batch of Aisin transmissions made around late 2022...read all the info here:
https://www.cumminsforum.com/threads/2022-aisin-transmission-failures-information.2576640/
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Learjet
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03/12/23 07:33pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Can the grid keep up with EV use?
I wanna know opinions about how extreme hot weather max air conditioning affects travel limits and if the A/C is as good as it is in a luxury gasoline burner. Forget politics please...
Not a cut and dry answer...but my experience...
My LEAF has a heat pump and being in the South...not much impact from the heat needed vs. being up North with no Heat pump. The vehicles with just resistive heating suffer more in the real cold. Using heated seats and heated steering wheel also reduce the need for more battery power.
AC not much range reduction and works just as good as gas vehicle.
In fact the pre-cool and pre-heat works better than a gas vehicle because the engine doesn't need to start. If you are plugged in, it uses the power from the grid to cool or heat the car.
I have tested running the AC while parked in the summer while waiting on the wife to shop and it uses @ 1% battery per hour!
Pretty sure my compressor is variable speed.
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Learjet
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02/17/23 07:09am |
Around the Campfire
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